Last Sunday, I gave a half-full/half-empty canister of cat treats to my longtime neighbor. We kept the treats for the neighbor's cats -- Oreo and Hoppy -- who were frequent visitors to our front porch.

Oreo is the friendlier of the two. Hoppy, more guarded. Oreo would wait to see any activity by our front door, or wait for our car to pull up and quickly find her place on a cushioned chair on the porch. It was almost like having cats of our own.

The neighbors moved to North Carolina earlier this week and took Oreo and Hoppy. We'll miss them...and our neighbors.